One Piece: Transform into the Eight Great Demons!

"Lord Spangdine!"

"..."

Immediately, a group of government agents surrounded him.

The agents finally breathed a sigh of relief when they discovered that Spangdyne was still barely alive.

Although he is an acting commander and a jerk, he is still their immediate boss after all.

As long as he doesn't die, everything is fine.

A group of agents got busy and began to treat Spangdine.

"The bones in the face are all broken!"

"It needs to be fixed with braces..."

"..."

…

The faint sound of commotion reached the ears of Lindsay and Crocodile.

The two slowly left behind the dunes and found that the government agents had no intention of pursuing them, so they simply walked and chatted.

Crocodile glanced at Lindsay, "I thought you wouldn't stop."

Lindsay held a wine bottle and said with a smile: "Robin's request must be resolved by herself."

"Oh, her."

Crocodile understood, nodded slightly and said: "She is very talented, but after all, she is not a person from the underground world."

"Um?"

Lindsay was very interested in this sentence and asked, "How do you say it?"

"She still retains the 'naivety' of a historian."

Crocodile puffed on his cigar and said gloomily:

"Even without you here, with my intelligence network, I will probably find her within a few years."

"Our goals are similar, we both want to find the historical text, but she will never let me control [Pluto]."

"So most likely, she will pretend to cooperate with me and betray me at the last moment, and I will be on guard against this."

"——This is where Nico Robin is so naive."

Speaking of this, Crocodile couldn't help but said solemnly:

"In my opinion, people with the ability to decipher historical texts can completely make the world government have trouble sleeping."

"That ability is 'power'!"

"But Nico Robin is unwilling to use this power and sees it as a 'responsibility.'"

"It's not just her, it's true for many people across this sea."

When Crocodile talked about rising, he casually nodded to Lindsay.

"You, Fujitora, Redhead, and even some people from the Navy."

"We all want to achieve a certain goal, but when there are easier choices, we take the initiative to ask for trouble."

"It's really tiring..."

"..."

Hearing this, Lindsay took a few sips of wine.

The facial muscles relaxed, revealing a kind smile.

"indeed so."

"It is the instinct of life to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages."

"In order to survive, most life forms will choose simple shortcuts and try to avoid complicated long routes."

Lindsay stretched out her hand and put it on Crocodile's shoulder, changing the subject.

"But it is precisely because of this that the life that overcomes the instinct and takes the 'long way' is even more beautiful!"

"Right, little crocodile?"

"..."

"A long way around...?"

Crocodile was thoughtful, but didn't answer much. He just used elementalization to break free from Lindsay's hand.

They headed straight back to the central camp.

Lindsay handed the "souvenir photo" in the phone bug to Robin, and then continued to drink on the side.

Alabasta's wine is very light, with aromas of apples and malt.

After a few sips, the wine bottomed out, and there was a strange movement in the air.

"Jie hahahaha!"

The golden lion's wild laughter echoed throughout the surroundings.

Everyone looked up and saw a slightly smaller floating island floating in the air, with a black shadow standing on it.

"Is it a golden lion?"

"Boss Shiji is here!"

"Haha, it finally started!"

"..."

Upon seeing this, many pirates in the camp suddenly became noisy.

The black shadow was approaching from far away, and was about to reveal its true form, and the emotions of the pirates were getting higher and higher.

I saw——

Hard body, thick inside, huge body, sharp eyes.

The person who came was none other than...

Um……

It's a huge "shell"!

"..."

After a short silence, everyone present could not help but tilt their heads.

"What?"

…

The central camp is directly above the floating main island.

The base camp of the Sky Pirates.

Snapped! Snapped! Snapped……

The golden lion snapped his fingers, took inexplicable dance steps, and walked slowly down the stairs.

Following him were his two loyal deputies:

The ship's doctor dressed as a funny clown - Indigo;

A gorilla dressed like an old woman - Scaredo;

despair!

One step fell, and the sword blade hit the floor.

The golden lion suddenly turned its head, looked at the gorilla Scaredo, and said in shock: "Eh, mom?!"

Hearing this, Indygo began to dance in front of the golden lion.

Poof! Poof! Poof!

The shoes made a funny sound when they stepped on the ground, but the golden lion didn't understand its meaning.

Indygo suddenly shouted: "That's an orangutan, you idiot!"

"So you can talk!"

The golden lion, together with the surrounding pirate boys, exclaimed.

Bang!

Indigo struck the golden lion on the back with another hand knife, finally stopping his captain from continuing to act stupidly.

"Captain, everything is ready, you should be a little nervous!"

"..."

The golden lion is not angry about this.

This is his character and he never intends to change it.

"Jie hahahaha!"

The golden lion smiled lowly and walked to the console beside him.

The huge console is connected with "shells" of various sizes, all of which are products from Sky Island.

Enero's mines affected communications throughout Alabasta, and only Sky Island Shellfish was able to transmit signals to the outside world normally.

"As expected of you, Indygo, you can completely overhaul the entire live broadcast equipment!"

"This way, I can talk to them... ugh!"

Having said this, the golden lion's expression suddenly froze.

Indygo quickly turned around and danced towards the pirate boys around him.

Puff puff puff puff!

After some mime, Indygo finally couldn't help it and shouted: "The captain is getting ready, you guys get out first!"

"So you can talk!"

With the usual exclamations, the pirate boys left the room one after another to go about their work.

When the last person left, only the golden lion, Indigo, and the gorilla Scaredo were left in the room.

The next moment——

Wow! boom!

All movable objects around him were suspended, flying everywhere at an alarming speed, making the whole room a mess.

The most critical shellfish screen was protected by Scaredo, and it was only spared.

Indygo looked at this scene and couldn't help but sigh in his heart:

Fruit power out of control? It seems that the captain's old habit has recurred again...

…

The Golden Lion was defeated in the Battle of Atwol that year.

In the chaos, a rudder was inserted into his head, causing the golden lion to be seriously injured.

But the golden lion did not stop.

The battle with Marinefando, the torture in Impel Down, the prison break that shocked the world...

Countless narrow escapes from death have made this legendary pirate's body overwhelmed!

…

Indygo, who is the ship's doctor, knows this well.

That [Golden Lion] - is "losing".

Lost time, lost life, lost strength, lost status...

besides--

Lose your dominance.

As early as the Rocks Pirates period, [Golden Lion] was already a master of using Haki.

However, as the headaches continue to occur, the Golden Lion can condense less and less armed domineering energy, and the area covered by the hegemonic domineering energy becomes smaller and smaller.

Indygo can even be sure that one day in the future, the Golden Lion will completely lose its domineering power!

For any strong man, this is undoubtedly a fatal blow.

However, the Golden Lion doesn’t think so!

"This is fate, Indygo..."

The golden lion's face was gloomy, but he was still smiling and said in a low voice:

"I originally wanted to quietly plan for a few more years, and then launch my revenge against the World Government and the East China Sea."

"But think about it, what did I encounter?"

"Thunderstorm."

"The day I lost to Roger, there was a storm like this!"

The severe pain in his head made the Golden Lion's words slightly confused.

But the core meaning is only one——

"I want to defeat Thunderstorm, I want to defeat Roger!"

"Huh... ha..."

"Jie hahahaha!"

After taking a few deep breaths, the golden lion's iconic grin appeared on his face.

"Hey, Indygo, open the communication!"

Indigo: "..."

It was rare that he did not perform a funny mime, but followed his captain's orders.

While the facility was starting up, the golden lion murmured:

"Roger, I heard that when you were imprisoned by the Navy, you were already seriously ill and will not die soon?"

"joke!"

"Being defeated by a mere illness, are you such a useless man?"

"You defeated me, but you lost to some messy terminal illness. Doesn't this mean that I lost to the disease?!"

"The Age of Pirates? It really makes me laugh to death. What kind of boring thing is that!"

"I...I..."

"call……"

The golden lion took a long breath.

When he raised his eyes again, many faces, large and small, appeared on the screen in front of him.

They are all people from the underworld.

Warlords, pirates, warriors, arms dealers...

Many of these people have cooperated with the Golden Lion, so when the Golden Lion reappears, these people are also waiting to see what happens.

After all, times have changed.

Can the legend of the old era continue in the new era?

These people all know one fact:

[Golden Lion]——Old.

No one can resist the passage of time, even the "legends" of the past.

"..."

"Hey, idiots!"

The golden lion opened its arms, faced the many powerful underground forces, and said loudly:

"You have all heard about the news that I am holding a strong men's conference, right?"

"..."

No one spoke on the other side of the screen.

Maybe they were still observing, or maybe no one dared to offend a dying lion.

The golden lion didn't care, and asked and answered:

"Do you think I want to show my strength again to make you agree with me? To make you feel at ease?"

"Wrong, absolutely wrong!"

"Except for that one person, I don't need anyone's approval!"

The golden lion clenched his fists tightly, and even the air around him suddenly tightened a little.

He grinned, and his twisted breath spread to his cheeks, outlining a ferocious laugh.

"You want to see me today? Okay!"

"The only thing I can show you is——"

"fear!"

Having said this, the golden lion stomped its toes, and the famous sword "Muku", wrapped with the remaining armed domineering energy, directly opened a big hole in the huge floating island!

The entrance of the cave leads directly below, and a violent wind pours out of it.

The strong wind blew against his face, and the golden lion felt extremely relaxed.

"I will never agree with Roger, so you all should watch carefully!"

"This power of mine, this terror that you will never be able to match!"

"Jie hahahaha!"

Ode!

Leap forward and fall straight to the ground!